Connectivity in cars is nowadays mainly driven by the need to support physical interfaces to consumer devices. Smartphones, Portable Media Players, as well as removable media products and now (media) Tablets already play a significant role in in-vehicle infotainment systems and are expected to even more in the near future.

Connectivity is one area in automotive which is showing a significant growth and is expected to further trigger incremental semiconductor component growth in vehicles which are already full of electronics.